Propagation
Divide the clump (rhizome) during spring and keep moist until established.

Culture
This plant require an average temperature of 10şC (50şF) to 15.5şC (60şF) avoiding sudden variations in temperature. It prefers a humid environment and respond to regular misting of the leaves.

When grown indoor place in a position with bright indirect light as the colours in the leaves fades in direct light.
Keep the soil moist not wet and use tepid soft water, reducing during the winter period.

If the plant forms brown and dry stunted growth it normally is the result of the air being too dry.
Excessive moist soils will cause rot at the base of the plant.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are oval to broad elliptical with unequal sides. The petiole is up to 600mm (2ft) long and the leaf blade has parallel marking on the upper surface and the underside is white-purplish in colour.

Flower: The tiny 3-lipped tubulate flowers have 3-sepals and a 3-parted corolla with a 3-celled inferior ovary. They are arranged in a spike that is composed of sheathed bracts and the flowers appear in the opening of the sheaths. They appear amongst the foliage on a tall scape during summer.

Fruit: The small capsule is not often seen in cultivationand the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.